taurus25:
actually i do see orion almost every night if the weather is clear enough....its probably the easiest constellation to spot because its visible from every part of the world. Your picture is actually not orion but one simple way to find orion is to look for the belt, i.e the three stars that are properly aligned. Star gazing is a very beautiful thing , i wish i had a telescope

Orion below

UltraSphinx:
i previously thought it was orion but i later discovered that its an asterism called the big dipper... As for the hunter's belt, its one of the most common spectacles of the nightat my area but i never knew it to be orion the hunter

SirWere:
I have been searching for the North star for a while now. just can't seem to find it

taurus25:

do you know the constellation ursa minor?

SirWere:
Yea, I've seen it. Only it was kinda upside down.


One weird thing I've also noticed is that sometimes the stars are not always in perfect position. I mean sometimes I spot constellations in certain shapes, only that it's missing one or two stars; or some of the stars don't shine as brightly as others.

What do you think, Is it Valid or is the Oshogbo weed I smoked 4 years ago still affecting me

taurus25:

lol....all that thanks to the atmosphere and luminosity of the stars. most times the cloud prevents us from getting beautiful images of the stars so the brighter stars are more visible.

about the constellation beign upside down , this is one tricky part in locating the constellation because the way i usually see it is different from pictures i get from google. I had to rotate that image of orion i posted to look the way i see it from here

SirWere:


Yeah, one thing about Constellations is that you don't see the constellation immediately but you notice the patterns. It's after you see the patterns, the dots that you start connecting.


Abeg, where can I find the NORTH STAR

Skykid1208:
If I say I understand all u guys are saying then am lying